Dear Parents, I hope you are enjoying the change in weather and first semester at XLIS. It was lovely to meet you all last month during our international day celebration. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy meeting the students each Monday morning and hearing about their weekend. XLIS Strategic Plan Our vision…
Dear Parents, A warm welcome to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School where our mission is to enable confident, open-minded global citizens through life-long learning and a sense of community. This mission sets the stage for everything we do at the school. In this email, I would like to introduce myself, mention some exciting events this…
Dear Parents, It is hard to believe that we are coming to the end of another year at XLIS. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support you have given me and our school this past year. I am so happy that the word community is found…
Dear Parents, I hope you are keeping well and that all is well with your family. In this newsletter, I would like to update you about some events and take the time to remind our community about our Restorative Practices Policy. This past weekend I visited Hangzhou International School to present on accreditation at…
Dear Parents, I have always been a firm believer that we are achieving our mission at XLIS, but I have also felt that our vision was too aspirational. This year, however, thanks to our community I am starting to believe that we can, “lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community-driven approach together.” Strategic…
Dear Parents, I would like to take some time to update you on several upcoming initiatives at the school. Our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered community-driven approach. To this end, let me highlight some ways we are working towards this. MAP Assessment Our school being not-for-profit has…
Dear Parents, I wish you all a very happy new year and would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new members of our community. My name is Brian Lalor, the deputy head of school and I look forward to meeting with you all during Semester 2. I love to hear…
Dear Parents, I hope you are keeping well and getting ready for the winter break. I am excited as I will be going back to visit my family for the first time in five years. We had a lot to celebrate in XLIS this week. PTA I am so grateful for the parent-teacher association we…
Dear Parents, Earlier this month I had the opportunity to represent our school at two events. The first was the International School Services (ISS) job fair in Bangkok. After that, I attended the East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) leadership conference. During these two events, I had the opportunity to connect with other…
Dear parents, We are constantly working on developing a culture of inclusion at the school. In this newsletter, I would like to share our inclusion policy and tell you how we are working to support all students at XLIS. I would also like to invite you to watch some high-level sports. Brian Lalor here, the…
